
Golden Week | ゴールデン ウィーク
2021 Golden Week Events Mostly Curtailed
About Golden Week
Golden Week in Japan is one of the busiest and most expensive times to travel within Japan, because so many people take this time off all at once. As everybody knows Japanese are extremely dedicated to their jobs and are loathe to take any personal time off. So this week is a a series of public holidays that pretty much everybody (not convenience store workers though) have to take off. So hotels and resorts usually charge maximum prices during this time because of the very high spike in customers. It’s a beautiful time of year, but if you are on a tight budget, maybe not the best time to travel around Japan.List of Holidays and Events During Golden Week
April 29th
April 2025
Apr 29 2025
Showa Day 昭和の日 しょうわのひ
All Japan
Apr 29 2025
Onbashira Festival 2022, 2028, 2034 every six years 御柱祭 おんばしらさい(Nagano Prefecture)
Suwa Shrine
Apr 29 2025
Mibu Kyōgen 壬生狂言 みぶきょうげん
Mibu Dera
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April 30th
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
May 1st
May Day
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
Onbashira Festival (Nagano Prefecture)
May 2nd
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
Onbashira Festival (Nagano Prefecture)
May 3rd
Constitution Memorial Day
Hakata Dontaku Festival
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
Onbashira Festival (Nagano Prefecture)
May 4th
Greenery Day
Hakata Dontaku Festival
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
Onbashira Festival (Nagano Prefecture)
May 5th
Children’s Day
Boys’ Day or Iris Day
Mibu Kyogen In Kyoto
Onbashira Festival (Nagano Prefecture)
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